What Happened to the Hummer?
What Happened To the Hummer?
Shawn Morris
Wright Career College
Mr. Burney
EN102 – English Composition
April 7, 2011
The HMMWV, pronounced Humvee, short for High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, which went into preliminary design work in 1979, was intended as a mobile transport vehicle for American troops. (Burkeman, 2008) It gained popularity among civilians as support for the military grew. Versions of the Humvee, called the Hummer went into production for the general public in the early 1990s (AMGeneral.com). The Hummer’s reputation grew and sales increased to impressive proportions. New models have since been manufactured to entice more excitement and interest among private citizens. However, the Hummer’s fine reputation was harmed as the truth about its safety, gas mileage, and general environmental irresponsibility came to light.
In 1979, AMGeneral began preliminary design work on the M998 Series Humvee. The U.S. Army awarded AMGeneral a prototype contract in 1981 to produce a 1.25-ton truck intended to replace other light tactical vehicles currently in use. In 1983, the LTV Corporation bought AMGeneral from American Motors Corporation and established it as a wholly owned subsidiary of the LTV Aerospace and Defense Company. In 1984, the AMGeneral headquarters moved from the American Motors AMTEK Building to Livonia, Michigan, and two years later to South Bend, Indiana, where the primary manufacturing operations were located. On January 2, 1985, AMGeneral rolled the first HMMWV off the assembly line of their new South Bend facility. (AMGeneral.com)
Humvees are at present being used by the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Navy all over the world. The Humvee entered military missions in 1985. It was used mainly to get the soldiers from one point to another, to transport supplies, and to navigate in many off-road situations. The government poured money into the company, AMGeneral, to create the US military’s
Shawn Morris
Wright Career College
Mr. Burney
EN102 – English Composition
April 7, 2011
The HMMWV, pronounced Humvee, short for High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, which went into preliminary design work in 1979, was intended as a mobile transport vehicle for American troops. (Burkeman, 2008) It gained popularity among civilians as support for the military grew. Versions of the Humvee, called the Hummer went into production for the general public in the early 1990s (AMGeneral.com). The Hummer’s reputation grew and sales increased to impressive proportions. New models have since been manufactured to entice more excitement and interest among private citizens. However, the Hummer’s fine reputation was harmed as the truth about its safety, gas mileage, and general environmental irresponsibility came to light.
In 1979, AMGeneral began preliminary design work on the M998 Series Humvee. The U.S. Army awarded AMGeneral a prototype contract in 1981 to produce a 1.25-ton truck intended to replace other light tactical vehicles currently in use. In 1983, the LTV Corporation bought AMGeneral from American Motors Corporation and established it as a wholly owned subsidiary of the LTV Aerospace and Defense Company. In 1984, the AMGeneral headquarters moved from the American Motors AMTEK Building to Livonia, Michigan, and two years later to South Bend, Indiana, where the primary manufacturing operations were located. On January 2, 1985, AMGeneral rolled the first HMMWV off the assembly line of their new South Bend facility. (AMGeneral.com)
Humvees are at present being used by the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Navy all over the world. The Humvee entered military missions in 1985. It was used mainly to get the soldiers from one point to another, to transport supplies, and to navigate in many off-road situations. The government poured money into the company, AMGeneral, to create the US military’s
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